Viet Cong: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Viet Nam Cong San • VC • Vietnamese Communists
Areas Of Involvement	guerrilla warfare • national liberation movement

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Some women who acted as nurses on the front lines also cooked and fought.
The Viet Cong employed terrorism against Vietnamese civilians.
Viet Cong training courses included political education.

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